Can someone please point me in the right direction 1

[DIJohnRebus]

Hi all,

I'll apologize for posting out of topic but I figured I would get lots of views.

I'm trying to find info on how to make html pages to advertise my IT business. I'd like to post on forums and BBS such as craigslist and such. Preferably reading material and some direction on the "do's and don't" so, simply where to get started.

Any suggestions for what forums/threads to check out would be greatly appreciated, Also, any software suggestions would be awesome, TIA everyone

J

 

[Freestone]

How about forum215 ?

 

[vacunita]

Depending on your level of knowledge in web development which if you have an IT business should not be too bad, you can try:

forum215
forum253
forum828


Also Try looking into Google Adwords once you have a website up and running, and Things like that.

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[DIJohnRebus]

Thanks for the timely responses, very much appreciated!

So, web development is a very weak point for me and I'm only getting started for myself as a free lancer taking those next vital steps of putting out some creative advertising, getting a name incorporated, etc.

The knowledge i have goes approx 6 years deep and revolves primarily around small to mid size business operations. Installation, configuring of infrastructure H/W and S/W, desktop support, ISP config, host config, file management, backup, AV protection, etc.

Point being, I've never ventured into the web development aspect of computing but I need to ASAP. I'm trying to ease my way in, I know it'll be challenging but there needs to be some publications out there for individuals in my predicament.

Any advice very welcomed, Thanks again

J

 

[vacunita]

Well there's basically 2 kinds of web development. Static Web design. Which basically just creates presentational Web pages, with no user interaction and is becoming Increasingly more scarce as time goes by.

And then there is dynamic Web Development. Basically Static Web Design + some kind of Programming language to make the site interactive for the users.

First thing to ask yourself is What kind of site do you want?

With that you can go and look into Web programming languages.

There are 2 kinds Server Side such as PHP, ASP, Cold Fusion

and Client side such as Javascript and VBscript.
You can of course mix a Server Side language with a client Side Language to make the Web site even more dynamic.


As for where to start, I would begin by looking for tutorials online. Obviously you aren't going to produce a professional level website over night, but the first step is to try and create one.

I suggest you start finding reading material on CSS, HTML Wen Standards, Browser Compliance etc...

http://www.w3schools.com/

Has lots of free tutorials for you to tackle.

Also you may want to move this to a web development forum before it gets locked for being off topic.


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[DIJohnRebus]

Thanks for the useful info Vacunita!

I do believe thought that what I'm looking for (at the moment) would be classified as a "static" presentation page. Something "nice" to look at on craigslist NOT the normal boring font. I saw a few ads that were inspiring with different size color and fonts, logos, pictures, etc.

Eventually, I'll need to build a website with the latest and greatest technology but would you agree that creating a static page w/o user interaction is suitable for my needs at the moment?

Also, can you explain a bit more about the "server side and client side" languages and how they apply to my situation?

I've checked out he web development section in all major book stores, I see tons of stuff circulating around CSS (guess I'll start there); I'll also search through those tutorials within the site you posted! should be interesting, thanks again dude!

J

 

[linney]

I haven't a clue about creating a web site either, but a few small business customers I know use this site as a starting point and seem happy with the result.

Easily create your own website

http://www.homestead.com/

 

[vacunita]

Without knowing exactly what you are looking to display i can;t be positive, but yes a Static presentational page would be a starting point. You can always add the dynamic or interactive layer further down the road.

As for Server-side and Client Side.

Basically they are what they sound like.

Server-side Languages run on the server, and are typically used to create connections to databases and deliver content that resides n the server.

Client Side runs on the client's browser. and usually help int he layout or interface aspect of a site. Although they can be used for other applications as well.

CSS is the basis for layout these days, it controls the way your html elements are presented on screen, so yeah its a good place to start.

For now you can do without client side or server side code, but not without CSS.

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